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Warakirri AM properties certified sustainable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... including the Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund, Warakirri Farmland Fund and Warakirri Cropping. Leading Harvest is a non-profit that has developed the Farmland Management Standard, which standardises sustainability verification and reporting across ...

Investors eye opportunities in Housing Australia Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... deliver housing, and this funding will unlock that capacity. "Most critically, by directing the investment through not-for-profit community housing providers, the federal government can have confidence in the right projects being funded, the right operations ...

Business climate action "irreversible": Combet

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Business and investors acceptance of the need to decarbonise Australia's economy is "irreversible," said newly appointed Net Zero Economy Agency chair Greg Combet. "It's seemingly overwhelming accepted that significant decarbonisation of the ...

Australian Unity inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... adjusted EBITDA for 2023 was $161.5 million, an increase of $17.3 million over the previous corresponding period, and a profit after tax of $56.8 million -up $11.1 million. Australian Unity has also released its 2023 Impact Report, which details how ...

Appointment round-up: TelstraSuper, CSIRO, FRRR

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... strength of remote, rural and regional communities. Maclaren has more than 25 years' experience working across the non-profit, public and private sectors including at Deloitte and KPMG. She is a Chartered Accountant and governance and risk specialist ...

MONEYME becomes a B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... which identifies businesses and organisations with sustainable and ethical practices. B Corps are certified by the non-profit B Lab as meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. The process of ...

Investors call for leadership diversity at ASX300 listed companies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Only 17% of ASX300 companies are achieving gender diversity in executive leadership in line with the 40:40 Vision, with two-thirds of investors planning on increasing advocacy on the issue within the next 12 months. A recent survey of investors found ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... task. "I think it's hard for any finance or bank to lead on sustainability," he said. "The business structure is a profit for purpose model, but the delivery of sustainability outcomes... still requires the same effort as any other organisation." ...

Australian self-directed investors lead world on ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... commented: "It's important to me that I make ethical decisions in where I invest my money, rather than just purely for profit". Secondly, investors cited corporate social responsibility: "Sustainability and doing the right thing by the environment ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Institutional investors worldwide face a moment of truth for their commitment to improving ESG. Over 4000 investors and managers representing US$120 trillion in assets under management have now signed on to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment ...